Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-17

hOI u0iiiS uLuST lIlc sway OF the Interstate
commerce bill, can transport freights as
| the demands of trade require, without in
| terstate commerce regulation and is there
fore getting considerable business from his
part of the country. There may be a pur-
pose in this traffic deal TO force the Ameri-
can railroad managers to take the Canadian
line into the general pool.
From the Orient.
SAN Francisco, May 16th.-The steamer
Zelandia arrived Yesterday bringing Sydney
| advices to April Goth and Auckland news to
April 25th. Edwin Hawkins, prominent
| citizen of Teiriboo Station, Queensland,
was murdered on A pril 18th, it is thought
by his servant.
There will be a deficit of f15o,OO0 in the
New Zealand budget, while the Govern
ment is mainly concerned with land set
tlement and franchise for women.
hurricane in February did much dam
age on the New Guinea coast The muir
ders by natives are due largely to the atroc-
tiles of labor vessels.
Some Editor Had Been There.
SAN DIEGO, May 10Th. - The United
States steamer Ranger arrived here yester-
day morning from Lower California.
When at Blanco bay an officer discovered
a rock of seven cubic feet covered with
strange inscriptions, supposed to be by the
Toltecs, in the seventh century.
The hieroglyphics translated read; "Ris-
ing sua drives perpetual. Isetac Mixcoalt
The spirit of the Torando which strikes
with flint and devonrs four moons. Mix
coalts one eye visible in the Clouds"
The discovery of the rock has created a
sensation among scientific people here.
Arrangements are being made for further
Investigations.
San Jose Items.
SAN JOSE, May 16th-J H. Russell an
attorney. was arrested to-day on charge
of feloniously making change in figures
in complaint on file in the Superior
Court. Russell says he simply corrected
clerical error, which he claims he had
right to do.
W. l.. Houser, the Young man who shot
himself yesterday died this evening.
The City Council has fixed on the Market
street plaza as the site for the new CITY
Hall.
Merced Criminal Notes.
MERGED, May 16th.-Vincenso Menduco.
an Italian, was convicted here to-day of an
attempt to commitrape upon Mrs Gillespie
at Badgers Flat.
George Scroggin, convicted last week of
grand larceny, was sentenced this morning
to ten years in the State prison at San
Quentin.
Alvin ]. Dowst, convicted of assault,
was sentenced to pay a fine of $500, or
serve 500 days in the county Jail.
Supposed to be Springer.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo May 16th-A report
comes from Los Alamos, Santa Barbara
county, that a man answering the descrip-
| ton of Springer, the Cotton wife-murderer.
was arrested there this morning.
SOME DOUBT IN THE MATTER
Los ALAMos, May 16th.-The man ar
rested on Sunday evening calls himself
| Ed. Pleitner. Sheriff Cole was telegraphed
| about the arrest this morning. The Sheriff
| answered that Springer's photograph was
mailed to-day. He will come after him if
he is the right man. There is some doubt
Of his being Springer.
| Purifying Town.
SAN BERNARDINo, May 16th.-The citi-
zens of this city employed Zue G. Beck, an
attorney, to dispose of a certain element
| here. The first case was brought before
| Judge Parker on Saturday, charged with
keeping dlsreputable house. Four women
pleaded guilty and were fined $500 each
and six months in jail The result was
magical, as about thirty persons without
visible means of support lighted out
a Colusa Zephyr.
BUTTE CITY, May 16th.-TBy Postal Tel
egraph. IA sharp gale of wind passed
| through the upper portion OF Colusa county
yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. At
| the ranch Of Mott Bros. it demolished an
old barn, and came near tearing down J. S.
| Black outbuildings From there it passed
| east to the river, and after reaching the
| timber went in northerly course. swaying
and bending the trees in its course.
The Y. NJ. C. A at Santa Cruz.
SANTA CRUZ, May 16th.-Eight carloads
of delegates from the Y n. G. A Interna-
tional Convention arrived here this after
noon from San Francisco, via Monterey
and Pacific Grove. They were met by the
local Y. NJ C. A, headed by band of
music, and escorted to Masonic Temple,
where an elegant collation. was served.
They are enjoying the flower festival to-
night
Yolo Pushing Ahead
| WOODLAND, May 16th.-Tbe Directors of
| the Board of Trade at their meeting on Sat
urday evening, agreed to enter at once upon
| the compilation of a pamphlet descriptive
Of Yolo county. A resolution was adopted
| unanimously pledging themselves to an
| earnest effort to secure the building of a
railroad from Woodland, through Capay
valley, to Lake and Mendocino counties.
Escape of Prisoners.
| SAN BERNARDINo, MAY 16th-Y esterdav
evening about / O'Clock Hugh McLane, Of
| San Francisco, and John Cannon. confined
| in the County Jail on charges OF burglary
made their escape by saving off an iron bar
| one-half an inch in thickness and two and
half inches in width. The arrival Of the
officers prevented a general Jail delivery.
Heavy Fire Loss at Fresno.
FRESNO, May 16th-A fire last night de-
| Il. (. z. ~ L.
| Chinatown. The fire was caused bv the up
setting of lamp. About thirty houses and
| their contents were burned, including sew
eral Chinese stores and laundries. The in
surance is very light.
| Bridging the Salinas.
| TEMPLEToN, May 10th. = The Pacific
Bridge Company commenced the work of
| building 4 bridge across the Salinas river
at this place early this morning. Every
| team that could be impressed has been en-
gagged all day in hauling tools and mate
/! rial. The company evidently intends to
complete the bridge in the contract time,
which expires in two weeks.
burglary at Lathrop.
LATHRoP, May 16th.-Burglars Saturday
| night entered the store of J. Garity by
breaking the door in the rear of the build
| ing. They succeeded In getting away with
| $50 worth of merchandise, consisting of to-
bacco, cigars and canned goods. There is
no clue TO the parties.
More Railroad Surveys.
| SANTA ANA May 16th.-From San Juan
| Capistrano southwark the Southern Pacific
Railroad surveyors have run lines. There
are two lines, one a few miles along the
beach and the other to the southeast.
| Acquitted of "a Vile Charge.
! REDDING, May 16th.-In the case of The
People VS.. Mrs. c. A. Overholzer for send
ing obscene letters through the mails to a
young lady, the jury rendered verdict of
not guilty.